How can I ease the pain of my retainer?
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How can I ease the pain of my retainer?
To help make your retainers more comfortable while your mouth adjusts, a simple ice pack will do the trick. Ice is an effective numbing agent and helps reduce inflammation – plus it’s cheap and simple to use. Iced water is another easy and effective alternative.
What happens when your retainer hurts?
When you wear a retainer for any reason, certain teeth may feel pressure and might even feel sore for the first few days. If you experience this, don’t worry — it’s completely normal. Retainers can help many mouth problems besides shifting teeth. Sometimes they’re used to help a medical problem.
Should I wear my retainer if it hurts?
If discomfort does not go away after regular wear of the retainer, it is best to contact your dental professional. If the pain you are feeling doesn’t feel like “tightness” or pressure, it could be that there is a piece of metal or plastic in the retainer irritating the gums or cheeks.
Why does my jaw hurt when I wear my retainer?
If you experience jaw pain while using mail-order clear retainers without proper oversight of a dental professional, the retainers could be harming your oral health! They could either be ill-fitting or moving your teeth inappropriately, leading to bite misalignment.
How do you loosen a retainer?
If your retainers feel tight, but not painful, keep wearing them full time over the next few days until they start to feel okay. Hopefully, they will gently nudge your teeth back in line. If your retainers are painful, or you can’t get them to fit over your teeth, don’t force them.
Can tight retainer damage your teeth?
Wearing a retainer that doesn’t fit correctly is not only annoying and unhelpful, but it can also potentially damage the teeth and nearby tissues because it is placing too much pressure on them.
Can I force my old retainers to fit?
Never try to force your old retainer in your mouth. This can not only damage your retainer, but damage your smile too. If you have to exert any force to fit your retainer, see your orthodontist first and do not put it in your mouth.
Why does my retainer hurt when I put it in?
As a result of only nightly wear of a retainer, after a few days, if the retainer has been forgotten to be worn whenever it is put back in the retainer may feel sore, tight or even hurt to some extent. This feeling is usually a result of pressure and this kind of discomfort tends to go away once the retainer is worn regularly again.
Are retainers supposed to hurt?
Wearing a retainer should not hurt as retainers are worn after active orthodontic/braces treatment. The main purpose of the retainers are to hold the tooth in its new position while the bone settles down. The retainers can become painful if you skip wearing them for days or weeks.
Does getting a retainer hurt?
No. Retainers don’t normally hurt the teeth unless you don’t wear it for several days and the teeth move. You need to return to your orthodontist or dentist who made the retainer. They can determine the cause and make adjustments so it doesn’t hurt.
What to do if your retainers feel tight?
Have you been neglecting to wear your retainer,and now it doesn’t fit? Learn what to do.